Regulators OK Minnesota Power plan to retire coal by 2035, add renewables over next 15 years

DULUTH — State regulators approved Minnesota Power's plan to end its use of coal and add more renewable energy sources.

Under the plan, unanimously approved by the five-member Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on Thursday, the Duluth-based utility would add up to 700 megawatts of renewable energy — 400 megawatts of wind and 300 megawatts of solar — over the next 15 years.

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